Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-03
THE POSTAL SERVICE.
p,.,mastcr.General Makes q Flat.
u" teriug Report.
q, 1eaciency Reduced Nearly Five
" Million Dollars.
..h,. recommendations In the In.
terlst> Oi the Service,
..Nhlionists Will Convene In June at
indianapolis.
.ruionist Banquet in Dublin q Flow
OF soul.

fN OF SOUL
r,,r,yo-oN, November 3O.-The Post.
.,.sr General in his annual report for the
n year ending June 80, says: 1.-The ex.
s. ,st;on oi growth and improvement in
n ,.s,irs Of the postal service indulged
;, rr,yions reports has been realized
:. the past year. The revenues have
.;,si npon the preceding year ty nearly
$4,000, attaining q height never
,,led before, d spite the restrictive
a,,t;o, OF various reductions in the
ss Of postage. The study ni economy
:, M, been without an effect in restrain.
.,,hs necessary rising scale OF expenl-
s,that he irclease Of cash di.hnrse-
q ,,. has hu. little uvert"pped $2.UOO-
i Y" Thus the d. fi,ie' cy chars upon the
81 ,,.l treasury which two years since
Il I.,round seven millions and a year ago
# ,hu .eun'y th"nsani less. has been re
& ,,d almost ih' ee-s v-nths. white n fair
q 'omry iiom our pres-n: circnmst ances
'r,. hopp ,hn, dnri the current y.ar it
Y ,aI nearly il MT entirely disappea From
\ S.be,ipins "f he current tisral year the
# r,,,I service has again b come
suBsrAxrIALLY SELF susr INING,
i ,,l ,hq prediction may bs vent ured that il
M revs, ues be not further stripped the
,rt fsral year will yield surplus which
aoun under the same cOndi ions, an.
u.nv j, creasp.' TIL. P"stmast-r.General
,mmmprrs T. e estM blishn Mt II II correct
a r.eu Tor IN Approximately, "n form or
,n,.,inp,f n DIVISION OF bu ldings f"r
A s.,oNirps IN communities ni surh 8 ze as
m,uri,e an office independent of private
n ,r,ir.. x,rn.inn and perfection IL the
\ rs,m = free delivery until all rOmmuni-
Y ,,.uiv it, priv l.ges which are ~ sit.
n r.td IN f. ma keit their dnt; h. thorough
u ,trus'inn nf the a..st.m of employing
\ ,rd pa,rg for r+ilroa" transp"rtnti"n;
Nte,a 'lishment Of additional last ma
Y .,vnp until th- trunk lines Of mail cOmmu-
4 leaon are So prnvid d; provision Tor in.
a ar,ton ana rXaminatn "f persons Tor
i mrirtn, MT in he railway ma 1T rvir:
q astna,gennnt Of the foreign pare post
g u.em re, n,ly entered upon p" as to en-
4 hsp all countries with which Il r-tail
hde will be advantageous to our people
i nd the addition al some auxiliari-s tn Onr
upnsi postal ronvs nj. Ice ca 'culmted TO
rhHnre The utility OF the service to the
people. The
a EXCESS OF EXPENDITURES
d,hs department. over the revenue was
3sl591O3. The total number Of post.
tses July !, WAS 55,157 besides 6l3
II nnch oflicss. The proper compensation
}dpstma.ters still presses upon the at'
ttsOu Of the deparm- Mt Hnd appears To
Isk demand further cOlsiG]. ratiun BY
iazrs II il more or kss confused ~
er,taiut-p now stand With u provision Of
hnal force for such Offices ss ,eqnire
w pers ma service than the post master
tone can prOI erly rider. This tends
snhtivp irjnstre bet p"stmasters
ispxrited m,rh hdsroptfnt and in part has
fnul, ,ien their association to united'y
rsnt TO Congress their opihiOn and
ssiHs. Ob-rrvation and experience have
nnsinced the Post strlaeter-Generdf that
hsGuyer,uent should bud Its pOstof-
nF separate ar d solely for postal uses;
that tipy sI,r.. d be buslt in every city or
Mrants an independent Office. although
vm ilne TO time only AS the surplus re re-
lnrs q! srrvice will warrant. the apprO-
rati"n f,r cit rks in post offices during the
Iai y ar was Inadequate to the increase
buelEtss and
CAUSEn a DEFICIENCY
over $3.50, 900. The Postmaster Gen.
n asks that an additional appropriation
snade to NEE, the detic; c;eEcy and ais"
bat salaries Of post ma sters be equaIsed.
lhp money.Order service continued to IN
Hsse in value during the past year. The
%rgate amount OF domestic orders
mounted 10 SIlf462,GGO. The total
oto' mail transportation during the year
's s3n, ,354 ,S2S. A little over seven
Aousand miles has been added o the fa"
gFSem daring The year. The actual Dr..
4 'ssse in exper SEES between last year ana
sr!ear enaii' June 80, 1885. VAS $3.50
.EBs9 The PpsimaeterG General believes
n but million and a half dollars might
Il ssand ~ rnral!y il the Government would
tEe an apprupria ion for the purcha.e h
sz;eal ears. The department is recently III
SSNpt ii n petition signed hy prominent
sfrhan's, importers an bankers wn"
S;NAISi,h fne,rn cnun,r.es r. quea'ins it,
III d frp-, to a sist in induring he postal
Hniri-'rn,lon OF En,Ope and Il . govern
;ns wh"h ci-patch direct mall 10 'he
4 4isd States TO
IA ADOPT A SIMILAR POLICY
H send their mails hither by the sw''test
sssl. departing from their ports. 'rrer pee.
Z eo the hags under which they s"''. a"o
dtahe action has been taken TO invite
'niAeratinn ,f the suhjtt by foreign
4 sa! administrations. Upon o. h"r rou'e e-
lniape has ben chi flr in American u
4 "anslips at thre,-i,Id higher Rates "' sea
10 inland ~ stage. although u" 10, f'!'l
e'eI has h. sita,eI 10 arc-pt wfAteveF
.h wire offered. In reference I" IN.
a'tslronufr,iun with Mexico. ther DOT
s!sth- diff-ret &c il currency values o' 1T
4 '"ielubhcs iuder largely the Inll Ell y
tnof the exchanges under this reaty'
Nd With view to relieve this neon
zE I4'ce, n GO iations have pe'h "esu''
T Rhg IT, the G, Inclusion ~ money oToe'
M avrn'ion which will ena ble the transn's'
S SRo purchasing f,Ind- betw. Ell count r'e"
s advantage to both countries 'ro"
& FN iur,h' "A, ia, yempn's are 80 mah.'r
Si considerable in otker points III we"
as 'Nes cpnv,ii noes of trade alone, as u
NFya Reasonable expectation oi tne''
Wy establishment.
28 POSTAL CONVENTION
s'easo bee,. arrang' d with .Iama'ra al
Nhaibadoes. aud negotiations '"r e'''
nransements are now in progress VIII
'n0us Central and South Amer'ca'
.sx s'es. Estimates for the ensuing year y r
h, sn,S..nws: Ordinary postal revenue $oo
,0'S4; ~, enu- from money order nus'
% s'5D 900; total gr 81 rre'p.s W.. V"
s%."i'ng jun 30. 1859, S57 ,5j3' e.
ps ~a,rs submit ted for orappr"pr'atIo"Sa avg :.
r;ssoS 967. SO, sum greater than ~ IT,
Mn rs, sha,ed iev-hue by 81 4O3 4o9:
t.s, ts,oii'e bu lding ut Washington '- insu"
h." n.', N Capacity. and Congress il req"es'e
@ke rom" action in the nIa'ter',
,"h As>i,tant Postmaster'GeneFa'
The Dublin Uni n st Banquet.
'VsLlS, November 3O.-The Union''
Al "i''et al L. inster Hall this evening WI
''ant aii 'ir. Leading merchants Ill
II b, ,'a%r OF Catholic y .nists ~ere pre-
! a